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I-Hydrocodone ne-pseudoephedrine iyinhlanganisela yemithi ephatha kokubili ubuhlungu nokuminyana ngesikhathi esisodwa. Lo muthi oqokelwe udokotela uhlanganisa i-hydrocodone, umbulali wozwela, ne-pseudoephedrine, i-decongestant esiza ukususa amakhala agcwele namasinusi.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele le nhlanganisela uma ubhekene nezimo ezinjengezimpawu ezinzima zomkhuhlane, i-bronchitis, noma ezinye izinkinga zokuphefumula ezibangela kokubili ukungakhululeki nokuminyana. Lezi zithako ezimbili zisebenza ngokubambisana ukuhlinzeka ngokuphumula ezimpawini eziningi ngomuthi owodwa.
Le nhlanganisela yemithi ikakhulukazi iphatha izimo zokuphefumula ezibandakanya kokubili ubuhlungu nokuminyana. Ivame kakhulu ukunqunyelwa izimpawu ezinzima zomkhuhlane, i-bronchitis, nezinye izifo ezingenhla zokuphefumula lapho uhlangabezana khona kokubili ukungakhululeki nokuminyana.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ancome lo muthi ngezimo zokukhwehlela ezingapheli ezibangela ubuhlungu besifuba noma ukungakhululeki. Ingxenye ye-hydrocodone isiza ukucindezela ukukhwehlela okuqhubekayo ngenkathi kunciphisa noma yibuphi ubuhlungu obuhambisana nakho, kuyilapho i-pseudoephedrine isebenza ukususa ukuminyana okungenzeka ukuthi kunomthelela ekukhwehleni kwakho.
Abanye abahlinzeki bezempilo banquma le nhlanganisela ngezifo zamasinusi noma izifo ezinzima zonyaka lapho izinketho ezingaphezu kwe-counter zingazange zinikeze ukukhululeka okwanele. Isenzo esiphindwe kabili singaba usizo ikakhulukazi lapho ukuminyana kubangela ubuhlungu bokucindezela ekhanda lakho noma ebusweni.
Lo muthi usebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene emzimbeni wakho. I-Hydrocodone iyisibulali buhlungu se-opioid esibhekwa njengesiqine ngokulinganisela, esisebenza ngokushintsha indlela ubuchopho bakho kanye nohlelo lwakho lwezinzwa abasabela ngayo ezimpawini zobuhlungu.
Isici se-pseudoephedrine sisebenza njenge-decongestant ngokunciphisa imithambo yegazi emakhaleni akho. Lokhu kunciphisa ukuvuvukala futhi kuvumela amafinyila ukuthi akhiphe kalula, okusiza ukususa ikhala lakho elivaliwe kanye nama-sinuses.
Ngokubambisana, lezi zithako zenza indlela ebanzi yokwelapha izimpawu zokuphefumula. I-hydrocodone inikeza ukukhululeka kobuhlungu futhi ingasiza ukucindezela ukukhwehlela, kuyilapho i-pseudoephedrine ibhekana nokuminyana okuvame ukwenza ukuphefumula kube nzima ngesikhathi sokugula.
Thatha lo muthi ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile njalo emahoreni angu-4 kuya kwangu-6 njengoba kudingeka ngezimpawu. Ungayithatha ngokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha ngesnakhi esincane noma ingilazi yobisi kungasiza ukuvimbela isisu esicasukile.
Kubalulekile ukukala izinhlobo eziwuketshezi ngokucophelela usebenzisa idivayisi yokulinganisa eza nomuthi wakho. Ungasebenzisi izipuni zasendlini, njengoba zingahlinzeki ngokulinganisa okunembile futhi kungaholela ekuthathweni okuningi noma okuncane.
Gwema ukuthatha lo muthi ngotshwala noma ezinye izinto ezingakwenza ukozela. Futhi, qaphela ngokuqhuba noma ukusebenzisa imishini, njengoba isici se-hydrocodone singabangela ukozela futhi sithinte isikhathi sakho sokusabela.
Hlala unamanzi kahle ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, ikakhulukazi njengoba i-pseudoephedrine ngezinye izikhathi ingabangela ukushoda kwamanzi okuncane. Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi nakho kusiza ukunciphisa amafinyila futhi kusekele imiphumela ye-decongestant.
Odokotela abaningi banikeza lo muthi ukuze usetshenziswe ngesikhathi esifushane, ngokuvamile izinsuku ezingu-3 kuya kweziyi-7, kuye ngesimo sakho esithile. Umgomo uwukuhlinzeka ngokuphumula ngesikhathi sesigaba esibukhali sokugula kwakho ngenkathi umzimba wakho ululama ngokwemvelo.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzonquma ubude obufanele ngokuya ngezimpawu zakho nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emithini. Kubalulekile ukungaqhubeki nokuthatha lo muthi isikhathi eside kunokuba unqunyelwe, njengoba i-hydrocodone ingaba umlutha uma isetshenziswa isikhathi eside.
Uma izimpawu zakho ziqhubeka ngaphezu kwesikhathi esinqunyiwe sokwelashwa, xhumana nodokotela wakho kunokuqhubeka nokuthatha imithi ngokwakho. Bangase badinge ukuhlola ukuthi ngabe udinga indlela ehlukile yokwelashwa noma ngabe kukhona isimo esingaphansi esidinga ukunakekelwa okwengeziwe.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-hydrocodone ne-pseudoephedrine kungadala imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Ukuqonda ukuthi okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi usebenzise lo muthi ngokuphepha futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa ukozela, isiyezi, isicanucanu, nokuqunjelwa okuvela engxenyeni ye-hydrocodone. I-pseudoephedrine ingase ibangele ukungazinzi, ubunzima bokulala, noma ukwanda okuncane kwesilinganiso senhliziyo.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ehlelwe kusukela kwelivamile kakhulu kuya kwelivamile kancane:
Le miphumela emibi evamile ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi futhi ngokuvamile ayidingi ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngaphandle kokuthi ibe yinkinga.
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimaphi alawa maphuzu angavamile, kuhle ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso sokuthi ngabe uzoqhubeka yini nomuthi.
Le miphumela emibi idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha futhi ingase ikhombise ukuthi lo muthi awukufanele.
Abanye abantu kufanele bagweme lo muthi ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yemiphumela emibi noma izinkinga. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela le nhlanganisela.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma uke waba nokungezwani komzimba ne-hydrocodone, pseudoephedrine, noma imithi efanayo esikhathini esidlule. Abantu abanezinkinga ezinkulu zokuphefumula, njenge-asthma enzima noma i-sleep apnea, kufanele futhi bagweme lo muthi njengoba ungenza lezi zimo zibe zimbi.
Nawa amaqembu amakhulu okufanele agweme lo muthi:
Uma ungena kunoma iyiphi yalezi zigaba, udokotela wakho uzodinga ukulinganisa izinzuzo nezingozi futhi angakhetha ezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma alungise umthamo wakho ngokucophelela.
Lezi zithako zokwelapha ezihlanganisiwe zitholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, nakuba zivame ukunqunywa njengokwakheka okujwayelekile. Amanye amagama omkhiqizo ongahlangana nawo afaka i-Detussin, i-Pancof, kanye nezinye izinhlanganisela ezihlukahlukene.
Inguqulo ejwayelekile ivame ukulebula kalula ngokuthi "hydrocodone-pseudoephedrine" futhi isebenza ngempumelelo njengezinguqulo zegama lomkhiqizo. Umuthi wakho wemithi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olutholayo kanye nanoma yiziphi izinto ezingasebenzi.
Uma lezi zithako zokwelapha ezihlanganisiwe zingakulungele, ezinye izindlela ezinganikeza ukukhululeka okufanayo kwezimpawu zakho. Udokotela wakho angase ancome imithi ehlukene yezinhlungu nokuminyana, noma imikhiqizo ehlukene yokuhlanganisa.
Ukuze kukhululwe izinhlungu, ezinye izindlela zifaka i-acetaminophen, i-ibuprofen, noma eminye imithi yezinhlungu kadokotela kuye ngezidingo zakho. Ukuze kuminyane, izinketho zifaka ezinye izinto ezivimbela ukuminyana njenge-phenylephrine, izifutho zamakhala anosawoti, noma ama-steroid amakhala kadokotela.
Abanye odokotela bangase bancomise amasiraphu okukhwehlela asekelwe ku-codeine ahlanganiswe nezinto ezihlukene zokuvimbela ukuminyana. Abanye bangase baphakamise ezinye izindlela ezingezona i-opioid njenge-dextromethorphan yokucindezela ukukhwehlela kanye nezinto ezizimele zokuvimbela ukuminyana.
Zombili lezi zinhlanganisela zisebenza kahle ekwelapheni izinhlungu nokuminyana, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile emzimbeni wakho. I-Hydrocodone ngokuvamile ithathwa njengeqine kancane kune-codeine ekukhululeni izinhlungu, okungenzeka ukuthi kuyenza isebenze kahle ekuqondeni ukungakhululeki okulinganiselwe kuya kokukhulu.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwale mithi kuvame ukuncika ekuphenduleni kwakho komuntu ngamunye kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi i-hydrocodone isebenza kahle kakhulu ezimpawini zabo, kanti abanye basabela kangcono ekuhlanganisweni okusekelwe ku-codeine.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengobuhlungu bakho, okuhlangenwe nakho kwemithi yangaphambilini, nezinye izimo zezempilo lapho enquma ukuthi yikuphi ukuhlanganiswa okungcono kakhulu kuwe. Akukho ngisho nokukodwa okungcono kunokunye - kumayelana nokuthola okusebenza kahle kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile.
Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kudinga ukuqapha okukhethekile uma une-high blood pressure. Ingxenye ye-pseudoephedrine ingakhuphula umfutho wegazi nesilinganiso senhliziyo, okungenzeka ukuthi kwenze isimo sakho sibe sibi kakhulu.
Udokotela wakho uzodinga ukuhlola ngokucophelela ukulawulwa komfutho wegazi lakho ngaphambi kokunquma lo muthi. Uma umfutho wegazi lakho ulawulwa kahle ngemithi, bangase basanikeze ngayo ngokuqapha okuseduze. Kodwa-ke, uma umfutho wegazi lakho ungawulawuli kahle noma uphakeme kakhulu, cishe bazokuncoma ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Uma uthatha lo muthi nge-high blood pressure, qapha umfutho wegazi lakho kaningi futhi ubheke izimpawu ezinjengezinhlungu zekhanda ezinzima, isiyezi, noma ubuhlungu besifuba. Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nalezi zimpawu.
Ukuphuza okuningi kwalo muthi kungaba yingozi futhi kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Ukweqisa kungabangela izinkinga zokuphefumula ezinzima, ukozela okukhulu, noma izinguquko zesigqi senhliziyo.
Uma uqaphela ukuthi uphuze okuningi kunokunqunyiwe, xhumana nokulawulwa ushevu ku-1-800-222-1222 noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe izimpawu ziyavela yini, njengoba imiphumela yokweqisa ingahlehliswa futhi ibe yingozi empilweni.
Izimpawu zokweqisa umthamo zingabandakanya ukozela okukhulu, ukudideka, ukuphefumula okuhamba kancane noma okunzima, isikhumba esibandayo noma esimanzi, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, noma ukulahlekelwa ukwazi. Ochwepheshe bezokwelapha eziphuthumayo bangahlinzeka ngemithi esindisa impilo uma kudingeka.
Uma weqa umthamo, thatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma sekudlule amahora angama-2-3 kusukela ngesikhathi sakho somthamo esihleliwe. Uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo oweqiwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe umthamo ophindwe kabili ukuze ulungise okweqiwe, ngoba lokhu kwandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi kanye nokweqisa umthamo. Njengoba le mithi ivame ukuthathwa njengoba kudingeka ngezimpawu, ukweqa umthamo ngokuvamile akuyona inkinga.
Uma uthatha le mithi ngeshejuli ejwayelekile futhi uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, setha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi. Isikhathi esiqhubekayo sisiza ukugcina ukukhululeka kwezimpawu okuzinzile.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukuthatha le mithi lapho izimpawu zakho zithuthuka noma uma usuqedile inkambo ebekiwe. Njengoba ngokuvamile ibekelwe ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana, ukuncika ngokomzimba akunakwenzeka ngokusebenzisa kahle.
Nokho, uma ubuthatha le mithi isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezimbalwa noma ngemithamo ephezulu, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuyeka. Bangase batusa ukunciphisa kancane umthamo ukuze ugweme noma yiziphi izimpawu zokuhoxiswa.
Ungaqhubeki nokuthatha le mithi isikhathi eside kunokuba kubekiwe, ngisho noma usenezimpawu ezithile. Uma ungazizwa ungcono ngemva kwesikhathi sokwelashwa esinconyiwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uxoxe ngezinketho zokwelashwa ezingezinye.
Qaphela kakhulu ngokuhlanganisa lo muthi neminye imithi yokwelapha umkhuhlane noma yokudambisa ubuhlungu, njengoba imikhiqizo eminingi etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela iqukethe izithako ezifanayo. Ukuthatha imithi eminingi enezithako ezifanayo eziqeda ukugula kungaholela ekweqiseni umthamo ngengozi.
Gwema eminye imikhiqizo equkethe i-pseudoephedrine, i-phenylephrine, noma ezinye izinto ezivimbela ukuminyana kwamakhala ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi. Futhi gwema ezinye izidambisi zentlungu ze-opioid, njengoba ukuzihlanganisa kwandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi engathi sína.
Njalo hlola nomuthi wakho noma udokotela ngaphambi kokwengeza noma yimiphi imithi emisha, okuhlanganisa nemikhiqizo etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela. Bangakusiza ukuthi ubone ukusebenzisana okungase kube khona futhi bancoma ezinye izindlela eziphephile uma udinga ukukhululeka okwengeziwe kwezimpawu.
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